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.\"      Date: 08/14/2012
.\"    Manual: Commands
.\"    Source: Mosquitto Project
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "MOSQUITTO_PASSWD" "1" "08/14/2012" "Mosquitto Project" "Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
mosquitto_passwd \- manage password files for mosquitto
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBmosquitto_passwd\fR\ 'u
\fBmosquitto_passwd\fR [\fB\-c\fR | \fB\-D\fR] \fIpasswordfile\fR \fIusername\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBmosquitto_passwd\fR
is a tool for managing password files the the mosquitto MQTT broker\&.
.PP
Usernames must not contain ":"\&. Passwords are stored in a similar format to
\fBcrypt\fR(3)\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-c\fR
.RS 4
Create a new password file\&. If the file already exists, it will be overwritten\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-D\fR
.RS 4
Delete the specified user from the password file\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBpasswordfile\fR
.RS 4
The password file to modify\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBusername\fR
.RS 4
The username to add/update/delete\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
Add a user to a new password file:
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
mosquitto_passwd
\-c
/etc/mosquitto/passwd
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.RE
.PP
Delete a user from a password file
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
mosquitto_passwd
\-D
/etc/mosquitto/passwd
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.RE
.SH "BUGS"
.PP
\fBmosquitto_passwd\fR
bug information can be found at
http://launchpad\&.net/mosquitto
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP

\fBmosquitto\fR(8)
\fBmosquitto.conf\fR(5)
\fBmqtt\fR(7)
.SH "ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"
.PP
This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit\&. (http://www\&.openssl\&.org/)
.PP
This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft\&.com)
.PP
This product includes software written by Tim Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft\&.com)
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
Roger Light
roger@atchoo\&.org
